This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1931
Page
7
Riverside column details a picket of local American Legion Auxiliary members hosting a veterans dinner at a hospital, with dozens of foods prepared and served. The piece lists numerous residents visiting relatives in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns, along with travel plans and community events, including confirmations and nurse training preparations.
Crawfordsville correspondent details a United Presbyterian Missionary Society gathering at the home of Mrs. Clark and other members present. The program featured a story, prayers, and a book review on Latin America. Refreshments were served. donations planned for Africa.
A fragmentary old directory page lists law firms, funeral homes, chiropractors and doctors with office addresses on West Main Street and Washington Street. It includes VA, MICHELS General Law, LIVINGSTON & RICHER, MORRISON & MORRISON, ROW. p. and other firms, plus phone numbers and building details near Court House and Penney store corners. Funeral homes Jones and Sherman, chiropractors Chase Rows, osteopathic physicians Preston Peter and A W Clow, and plumbing firm PraM & Carson appear with addresses and contact details.
Sunday visits and calls populate a neighborhood snapshot. The Maas family, Reagon, Swift, Kurtz, Blakely, Webel, Maas relatives, and Albert Maas are mentioned among others in local greetings and chores. A flu illness hits Allison Maas, while Katona and Iowa City are referenced with shopping and travel.
The tale follows Sheriff Jed Agate and a daring chase aboard a long distance train. A key scene has Jed foiling a theft while a passenger pleads for help and plans to return to New York. The narrative blends romance and frontier justice with peril on the rails.
Friday evening activities include a union meeting led by Mrs. Fred Annas and officers listed for the ladies group. A homecoming program and basket dinner were held at Fredonia Methodist Church with Rev. W. A. Lamp delivering the address and special music. Columbus City Farm Bureau plans a Tuesday meeting at Columbus City Methodist Church with a potluck supper and talk by E Lieberknecht. Local residents visit, announce births, deaths, and hospital stays, including the Thomas Cairo daughter, and Mrs. Boyd Boysen learning of a sister’s death.
Martha Butler daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Butler of Columbus Junction was born Saturday and baptized in Columbus City cemetery at 2 o clock. Rev W A Lamp pastor of the Methodist church conducted the service. The child is survived by her parents. Elsie Freeman will be tess to Chapter CX PE 0 Monday evening. Mrs J Fred Moore will conduct the lesson on the constitution state and sut rome by laws. At 2 20 Wednesday the chapter will meet with Mrs J AL Huston for inspection by Mrs Thetty K Reed Des Moines state organizer a social hour will follow the bus officers of the tect Ameria accion auxiliary were install.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.